Intercolle- giate sports return to PSH By Pete Strella Press and Journal Reporter After nearly 12 years without intercollegiate sports, Penn State Harrisburg will give them another try this fall. The new era kicks off when the men's soccer team hosts sister campus Penn State Schuylkill on Sept. 10. Six more teams will take the field during the 2005-06 school year. The college's Provost and Dean Dr. Madlyn L. Hanes made the announcement on March 16 as students applauded from their seats in the Olmsted Building's food court. Behind Hanes, the Nittany Lion mascot whose workload will increase considerably by next fall raised its • hands in celebration before hitting the halls to entertain students. Three more teams men's baseball, women's volleyball and co-ed cross-country will begin playing in the fall. Men's and women's basketball will tip off in November and women's softball will begin in March. The teams will compete against other Penn State branch campuses as part of the upstart Penn State University Athletic Conference, formerly known as the Commonwealth Campus Athletic Conference. "Our students who wish to continue their athletic careers after high school now have a four-year opportunity here at Penn State Harrisburg," said Dr. Donald Holtzman, the college's senior director of student life and enrollment services. "Extra curricular activities should play an integral and constructive role in the lives of our students, enriching their college experience. For this reason, Penn State Harrisburg's administration is reintroducing athletics for the benefit of our entire student population." PSH cut its intercollegiate athletics program after 20 years in 1993, primarily due to budget constraints. "[The program] really didn't have the support it needed to survive," said Holtzman. At the time, the college offered classes for juniors and seniors only, with most students older than the traditional 18-22-year old college demographic. That changed when PSH opened its doors to more freshman and sophomores last fall. Holtzman said the move was critical to bringing back intercollegiate sports, which more and more students have been asking about in recent years. While schedules for each sport have been released, coaches have yet to be named. Bud Smitley, the college's coordinator of recreation and athletics, said the campus is accepting resumes and hopes to have coaches for fall sports in place by mid-July. The announcement that intercollegiate sports will return to PSH has brought about an influx of inquiries from aspiring coaches and athletes. "On Friday alone, I must have emailed 20 people who inquired about coaching the various sports," Smitley said. That same day, he also responded to 20 students who expressed interest in playing. "It's a good sign," Smitley said. "I'm happy it's coming along the way it is." Even when faced with the task of getting a seven-team program off the ground, Smitley and Holtzman both have ambitions to further expand athletics at the college. Holtzman said the college hopes to add one or two INTERCOLL cont'd on 8 A tale of the tape from Wilt's big night By Frank Fitzpatrick Philadelphia Inquirer Writer PHILADELPHIA - "Here's the big fourth quarter and everybody's thinking, 'How many is Wilt going to get?' He's got 69 going in. Here's the pass to him. (The crowd roars.) He's got another one r Those words from Philadelphia Warriors broadcaster Bill Campbell at the start of perhaps the most remarkable quarter in NBA history - and all the words that followed in the next 20 minutes or so - were presumed lost for more than a quarter century. And, if not for a water pipe, a starry night, and several fraternity parties, they might have been. On March 2, 1962, the night of Wilt Chamberlain's memorable 100-point performance, Jim Trelease, a 20-year-old English major at the University of. Massachusetts, taped the radio broadcast of the fourth quarter on a reel-to-reel recorder in his dormitory room. Assuming thousands of fans had done likewise during that historic Warriors-New York Knicks game, Trelease soon forgot about the recording. A quarter-century later, he learned that his was believed to be the only existing electronic record of Chamberlain's historic final period. Herb counts down baseball's greatest teams By Herb Smith Staff Reporter hjsl3s@pgu.edu 5) 1989 Oakland A's 4) 2002 Anaheim Angels 3) 1975 Cincinnati Reds 2) 1969 New York Mets 1) 1998 New York Yankees Over the past 50 years, some great teams have come and gone from the diamond. Picking just five was difficult enough, and to be fair to all the decades, one team was taken from each of the past five decades. Each one of these teams defined their decade, by not only winning the Fall Classic, but by playing great baseball from April to October. These teams didn't have all-stars at every position, but they played as a team and that ultimately led to their success. The greatest team in the past half century was undoubtedly the 1998 New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers won 114 games in the regular season that year without the all-star lineup of present day. Instead of names like Giambi, Johnson, and Rodriguez, the 98 Yanks had names like Irabu, Knoblauch and Curtis. Their leading home run hitter was Tino Martinez with just 28. The team won because of a great bullpen and timely hitting, plain and simple. That was the secret to the Bombers' success. And if they hope to ever win the title again, they may want to try the old method instead of buying up high priced home run hitters. How can we forget those amazing Mets of 1969? What made them amazing? It was a combination of what they did in 69 plus what they had done in the previous seven The Capital Times, May 16, SPO rtS A recording of the announcing from Chamberlain's historic game was recently uncovered. years. Saying the Mets were bad in the early sixties is a big understatement. They were the worst group of ball players ever assembled, losing 100 games in each of their first four seasons. The Big Apple was happy to get a team back after losing both the Dodgers and the Giants in 1958. But after watching year after year of losing, New York fans were wishing the Mets would go to California. What the Mets did in 1969 was so unexpected, it made the team great. Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan and a bunch of forgettable names comprised this unforgettable team. The Mets fell back into oblivion in the 1970 s before a few glory teams of the 1980 s. But what the Mets accomplished with the talent on their roster makes them one of the greatest ever. A discussion of greatest teams must include the Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970 s dominated the league. Three years of 100 wins and two World Series titles capped off the decade for the Reds. This team, just like the two teams ahead of it on the list, had a few hall of famers mixed in with a group of hard working average players. Names like Rose, Morgan and Bench played alongside such widely successful players like Cesar Geronimo and Mery Rettenmund. These teams mixed their talent well and found ways to win ball games. The Reds won 108 games in the 1975 season before beating the Red Sox in October. The Anaheim Angels had been around for a few years, winning some games, making a little noise, but nothing to draw notice from most fans. In 2002, the Tino Martinez played on the 1998 New York Yankees team Angels quietly won 99 games, slipped into the playoffs with the Wild Card and "small-balled" their way to a World Series title. This team played baseball the way it was meant to be played. Bunts, steals, sacrifices and good pitching will beat a team that lives off the long ball every time. For proof, one only needs to look at the 2002 Division playoffs against the Yankees. The Angels put on a clinic and completely overwhelmed the high priced Yankees on their way to winning it all. A team that plays the way the Angels did is always dangerous. Just ask the Yankees how dangerous they can be. Rounding out the top five is the 1989 Oakland A's. This team had talent bursting out from all sides, led by bash brothers Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. Photo courtesy of ibbabiree fr Photo courtesy of Google Images While those two were a big part of the offense, this team had skilled players like ace pitcher, Dave Stewart and the league's best closer, Dennis Eckersley. This A's team has a bit different make up than the other four on the list but they make this list based on pure dominance. These teams were all very successful and each dominated their respective decade. To compare different players from different years is very hard, but remembering all these great teams is the fun part. Can you just imagine Eckersley and Rivera dueling closers in a World Series? That would be a baseball fan's greatest dream. And while that dream can't come true, arguing about what would happen is the fun part. 2005 7 WILT cont'd on 8 A pass to golf for good cause From the American Cancer Society Not sure what to get your parents for Mother's Day or Father's Day? Need a great gift for your favorite graduate? The American Cancer Society offers a solution for the bewildered shopper with its 2005 Golf Pass. For amateur, recreational and avid golfers alike, the American Cancer Society's 2005 Golf Pass is the perfect gift. For a minimum donation of just $3O, the 2005 Golf Pass provides a free round of golf or golf discount at nearly 114 participating golf courses in Pennsylvania. 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